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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
David T. Renke, Macomb, MI (US);
David E. Wheeler, Novi, MI (US);
David E. Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
Mark A. Seiler, Clarkston, MI (US);
Robert D. Flatley, Commerce Twp., MI (US);
David T. Renke, Macomb, MI (US);
David E. Wheeler, Novi, MI (US);
David E. Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
Mark A. Seiler, Clarkston, MI (US);
Robert D. Flatley, Commerce Twp., MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A gooseneck hinge assembly for a closure of a vehicle includes a body side strap adapted to be connected to a vehicle body of the vehicle and a closure side strap having a gooseneck shape adapted to be connected to a closure for closing an aperture in the vehicle body. The gooseneck hinge assembly also includes a pivot pin to pivotally connect the closure side strap to the body side strap to allow rotational movement therebetween. The gooseneck hinge assembly further includes a spring interconnecting the body side strap and the closure side strap to counterbalance a weight of the closure when opening and closing the aperture.